Kraken vs. Capitals: Matchup Preview

The Seattle Kraken continue their homestand as they face the Metropolitan Division-leading Washington Capitals Thursday night for the first time this season. The Kraken are 3-3-0 all-time against the Capitals, including a 2-1-0 record at home. Seattle has won their last two home games, with a victory over the L.A. Kings on the 18th and a win Monday night against the Buffalo Sabres. The Capitals bring a five-game win streak into Thursday and are 84% on the penalty kill, while the Kraken sit 12th in the West, 6 points out of a playoff spot in their fourth season.

Kraken Players to Watch:

• Jared McCann leads in points with 36 for the season.

• Matty Beniers is on a three-game point streak (2g/1a).

• Chandler Stephenson has scored in back-to-back games, totaling 3 points (2g/1a).

• Oliver Bjorkstrand has 2 assists in consecutive games.

• Kaapo Kakko has 8 points (3g/5a) in his last 6 games, including 11 points in 18 games vs. Washington.

• Jaden Schwartz leads Kraken skaters in points (16) and assists (12) and had a hat trick on January 18. He has 7 points (3g/4a) in his last 6 games.

• Jared McCann has 11 points (4g/7a) in 21 games against Washington.

• Philipp Grubauer is 3-2-1 with a .924 SV% in 6 career games.

• Joey Daccord holds a .939 SV% in 2 games against the Caps.

• Adam Larsson has played 23 career games against Washington, with 5 goals and 11 points.

Capitals Players to Watch:

• Dylan Strome leads the Caps in points with 46 for the season.

• Tom Wilson is on a two-game point streak (1g/1a) after netting his 20th goal of the season and has 4 points (2g/2a) in 3 career games against Seattle.

• Logan Thompson has is 22-2-3 on the season after winning his 10th consecutive start and was named the NHL First Star of the Week.

• Alex Ovechkin - The veteran skater has 874 goals in his NHL career putting him shy of 21 goals behind Wayne Gretzky's all-time record of 894 goals.

Puck drop at Climate Pledge Arena is scheduled for 7PM PST.

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